The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe. Date: August 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon. Date: August 23, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Labor movements NFWA and AWOC merge to become the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC), the predecessor of the United Farm Workers. Date: August 22, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 22 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phฦฐแปc Tuy Province. Date: August 18, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigations of Americans who have aided the Viet Cong. The committee intends to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 people are arrested. Date: August 16, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 16 ๐ Events on…
The Heron Road Bridge collapses while being built, killing nine workers in the deadliest construction accident in both Ottawa and Ontario. Date: August 10, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 10 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today)
A group of red guards at Experimental High in Beijing, including Deng Rong and Liu Pingping, daughters of Deng Xiaoping and Liu Shaoqi respectively, beat the deputy vice principal, Bian Zhongyun, to death with sticks after accusing her of counter-revolutionary revisionism, producing one of the first fatalities of the Cultural Revolution. Date: August 5, 1966…
Purges of intellectuals and imperialists becomes official China policy at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. Date: August 1, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Charles Whitman kills 15 people at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police. Date: August 1, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The pleasure cruiser MV Darlwyne disappeared off the Cornwall coast with the loss of all 31 aboard. Date: July 31, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 31 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today)